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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, May 29
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2825/bu+0.00−9¢/BuNovember (X)11.7500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6675/bu+0.03+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.2875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9425–9.9925/bu+0.00−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.5850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3675–10.5675/bu+0.03−15–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.0375
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0225–10.1225/bu+0.00−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.6000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4675–10.5675/bu+0.03−5–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.0775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6925–10.0725/bu+0.00−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3620
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2075–10.6675/bu+0.08−31–+15¢/BuJuly (N)11.9395
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8225–9.9725/bu+0.00−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4660
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9475–10.1275/bu+0.03−57–−39¢/BuJuly (N)11.7415
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225–10.0725/bu+0.00−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5113
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2175–10.5675/bu+0.03−30–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.8750
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8525–10.0225/bu+0.00−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4939
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.4175/bu+0.03−35–−10¢/BuJuly (N)11.7988
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8225–10.0025/bu+0.00−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.4467
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1275–10.4675/bu+0.04−39–−5¢/BuJuly (N)11.9089
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725/bu+0.00−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3675/bu+0.03−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.7575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7325–10.0225/bu+0.00−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4286
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.2775/bu+0.06−42–−24¢/BuJuly (N)11.8032
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5175–10.7675/bu+0.030–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.1675
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175–10.8675/bu+0.030–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1725
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175–10.8675/bu+0.030–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1225

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.0400/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9400/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9400/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7400–4.8400/bu+0.04−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.3400/bu+0.04−35–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.5950

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325/bu+0.02−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800/bu+0.04+21¢/BuJuly (N)4.6375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.0925/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.4800/bu+0.04−2–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.4242
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.5700/bu+0.04−1–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7525–4.2625/bu+0.02−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.6200/bu+0.03−24–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.2875
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.1125/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3917
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.3500/bu+0.04−37–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.2489
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.0625/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.3700/bu+0.04−28–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.1989
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525–4.1625/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3438
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.3800/bu+0.04−28–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.2244
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–4.2025/bu+0.02−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2914
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.5400/bu+0.06−34–+7¢/BuJuly (N)4.3038
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.0625/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.3400/bu+0.04−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.2155
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8925–4.0625/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3186
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.3300/bu+0.04−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)4.2146
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.5300/bu+0.04−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.4192
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.5700/bu+0.04+3–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4775
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.6700/bu+0.04−7–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.5925
Source: USDA AMS · Springfield, IL. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.